Liverpool, Manchester & Hereford, and it is a 10 minute bus ride from the Victoria
Hall

Organ Proms last for approximately 70 minutes unless otherwise stated

Email contact: organ.proms@ntlworld.com

Or Michael Rhodes , Victoria Hall’s Organist 07967 806 409

This is the 22nd Season of Victoria Hall Organ Proms on the fine 4 Manual Conacher-Willis
Organ

March 7 2015

12 noon

Simon Gledhill Theatre Organist (London)

Simon’s welcome return to the Victoria Hall brings this 22nd season to a lively start,
with a lovely programme of light music favourites, for which he will choose his
unique and most wonderful colourful registrations, which he is so well-known for.

Jonathan Scott presents a programme to demonstrate the amazing capabilities of the
magnificent organ of Victoria Hall - from dazzling footwork to epic symphonic sounds!
This brilliant young organist is drawing huge crowds to his concerts.

Another of Ian Tracey’s special programmes chosen for the organ, hall and audience
he loves so much, and it is full of of orchestral variety, and also includes only
the second performance in the UK of Franck’s Pièce pour Grand Orgue (1854) .

Keith returns again after many highly successful visits to the Victoria Hall to present
a dazzling programme in his own very special way

Largo from The New World Symphony - A. Dvorak Arr Carlo Curley

Allegro, Adagio, March (Occasional Overture)- G.F. Handel

Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV 541 - J.S. Bach

Sicilienne - Maria Von Paradis

Prelude & Fugue in G minor Op.7 - M. Dupre

Adagio for Strings - S. Barber

Final Symphonie 1 - L. Vierne

July 11

2015

12 noon

Roger Fisher Concert Organist (Chester)

A traditional and well-varied organ programme not to be missed, played by this
outstanding brilliant recitalist, and former Organist of Chester Cathedral. A
‘Master Cass’ for all interested in the sound of the King of Instruments.

"La Cinquantaine - Air dans le style Ancien” (The Fifties - Air in the Old Style)

-Gabriel-Prosper Marie trans. W Carl

Fantasia & Fugue on "Ad nos ad salutarem undam" - Franz Liszt

August 15

2015

12 noon

Gert van Hoef Concert Organist The Netherlands

Gert in the UK at last !

We are very pleased to host this brilliant young player’s UK organ debut at the Victoria
Hall Hanley. Much of his programme is recorded on his first CD, and you can also
see and hear him on Youtube. He will be appearing with his assistant Jan de Rooij.

Danse Macabre-Saint-Saëns

Toccata in F – J S Bach

Pirates of the Caribbean-H F Zimmer

Prelude in a Classical Style – Gordon Young

Hope-Yiruma (Lee Ru-ma)

Symphony 6 (1st Mov,) – C M Widor

Improvisations

New World Symphony 9 (Last Mov.) A Dvořák

Sept 12

2015

12 noon

Donald Mackenzie (Odeon Leicester Sq)

Ray Johnson MBE

A programme of silent comedy films, and films of local interest to improvised organ
accompaniments by Donald Mackenzie, with Narrator Ray Johnson MBE.

Donald also be exploring the wonderful tone colours of the ‘King of Instruments’
at the Victoria Hall in a demonstration, as images of the pipes inside the organ
are shown on screen.

This Prom will have a 85 minute run time

October 10

2015

12 noon

Scott Brothers Duo (Tom-Piano, Jonathan-Organ)

Brothers Jonathan & Tom return with an exciting programme of music for the ever popular
combination of piano and organ, in the Victoria Hall’s fine acoustic, including
'Carnival of The Animals', accompanied by a special screening of the full length
animation by Tom Scott.